Overview
- Bottom of the Bundesliga on 12 points, St. Pauli hosts HSV at the Millerntor on Friday at 20:30.
- Alexander Blessin says he would gladly take an ugly 1-0, underscoring frustration that strong displays have not yielded results.
- Midfielder Joel Fujita labels the match a six-pointer, and defender Tomoya Ando says a win is mandatory regardless of performance.
- A victory would cut the gap to HSV to two points, with a postponed match against Leipzig on January 27 offering further opportunity to shift the table.
- It is St. Pauli’s first derby from a relegation spot since April 2002, and the club has never won a Bundesliga home game against HSV or completed a top-flight double over them.